Colombo: In an extraordinary turn of events, the West Indies cricket team on Friday called off the remaining part of its India tour in the wake of an acrimonious ongoing pay dispute with their Board, prompting a livid BCCI to contemplate legal action against the visitors.
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The aggrieved Caribbean players were persuaded to take the field for the fourth ODI but have conveyed their decision to pull out of the remaining part of tour to the BCCI.
Sri Lanka is set to fill in the void created by the West Indian pull out from the ongoing Indian tour. Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Nishantha Ranatunga told PTI Sri Lanka's going is certain but the tour programme was yet to be worked out.
The SLC ex-co would make a formal decision on the tour. West Indians have announced they would pull out due to the on going pay row involving the West Indian players and the board. The fourth ODI in Dharamsala is to be their last game and the pull out would mean they would not be playing the fifth ODI, the T20 game and the three Tests.
Sri Lanka is currently enjoying a break from international cricket until their seven game ODI series at home against England mid November.
